'Snowm'n' by Fastwürms - Toronto, ON, Canada
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N 43° 38.559 W 079° 23.121
17T E 630228 N 4833451
Dai Skuse and Kim Kozzi
figures guarding the convention center entrance
Waymark Code: WM19K64
Location: Ontario, Canada
Date Posted: 03/12/2024
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"FASTWÜRMS
b.1979
Snowm'n
Bronze
1997
0.5 m x 0.5 m x 2.4 m each
222 Bremner Blvd, Olympic Park, Toronto
Commissioned along with their Woodpecker Column for the south entrance of the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (MTCC) is FASTWÜRMS’ piece, Snowm’n. Standing like guardians on either side of the semi-circular driveway, these larger than life sculptures take on the familiar forms of snowmen, but with a twist. Painted entirely black, the snowmen sport corn-cob noses, a food staple of many Indigenous groups from North America. This theme of inclusion is emphasized in the title of the work, Snowm’n, which bears no gender markers. The sculptures make do without clothing or adornment, and although they will not melt, the bronze material they are made of has been carefully manipulated to make it seem like they actually have been molded from tightly packed snow."
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